SB-1476, As Passed Senate, September 22, 2010
September 7, 2010, Introduced by Senators GLEASON, GILBERT, NOFS and ALLEN and referred to the Committee on Transportation.
A bill to amend 1954 PA 116, entitled
"Michigan election law,"
by amending section 254 (MCL 168.254), as amended by 1999 PA 218.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec.
254. (1) To Except as
otherwise provided in this section,
to obtain the printing of the name of a person as a candidate for
nomination by a political party for the office of county road
commissioner under a particular party heading upon the official
primary ballots, there shall be filed with the county clerk of the
county nominating petitions signed by a number of qualified and
registered electors residing within the county as determined under
section 544f. In a county with single-member districts for the
office of county road commissioner, to obtain the printing of the
name of a person as a candidate for nomination by a political party
for the office of county road commissioner under a particular party
heading upon the official primary ballots, there shall be filed
with the county clerk nominating petitions signed by a number of
qualified and registered electors residing within the single-member
district of the county as determined under section 544f. Nominating
petitions shall be in the form prescribed in section 544c. The
county clerk shall receive nominating petitions up to 4 p.m. of the
twelfth
Tuesday preceding before the August primary in which county
road commissioners are to be elected.
(2) To obtain the printing of the name of a candidate of a
political party under the particular party's heading upon the
primary election ballots in the various voting precincts of the
county, there may be filed by each candidate, in lieu of filing
nominating petitions, a filing fee of $100.00 to be paid to the
county clerk. Payment of the fee and certification of the name of
the candidate paying the fee shall be governed by the same
provisions as in the case of nominating petitions. The fee shall be
deposited in the general fund of the county and shall be returned
to all candidates who are nominated and to an equal number of
candidates who received the next highest number of votes in the
primary election. If 2 or more candidates tie in having the lowest
number of votes allowing a refund, the sum of $100.00 shall be
divided among them. The deposits of all other defeated candidates,
as well as the deposits of candidates who withdraw or are
disqualified, shall be forfeited and the candidates shall be
notified of the forfeitures. Deposits forfeited under this section
shall be paid into and credited to the general fund of the county.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect
unless all of the following bills of the 95th Legislature are
enacted into law:
(a) Senate Bill No. 1108.
(b) Senate Bill No. 1109.
(c) Senate Bill No. 1110.
(d) Senate Bill No. 1477.
(e) Senate Bill No. 1478.